‘British Vision’ at the Met Traces the Origins of the Picturesque Movement in Art — and a Nation in Flux

The works on view reflect and grapple with a series of seismic changes Britain underwent during the tumultuous years between 1700 and 1900.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2016
Alfred William Hunt: 'Snowdon, after an April Hailstorm, or Snowdon through Clearing Clouds,' circa 1857. Watercolor, 13 3/8" × 19 11/16". Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2016

‘British Vision, 1700–1900: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints’
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 
Through March 5, 2024

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